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ImagecopyrightReutersImagecaptionTheprotestshaveragedformonths-butnowexpatworkersarelookingtoleavethefinancialhub"Ivebeenteargassedafewtimes,butneverwhenIwasoutsidemyoffice-poppingouttogetmylunch,"saysonetraderatHSBC.HeisdescribingthemomentthisweekwhenHongKongsprotestscametothecentralfinancialdistrict,oneoftheworldsbiggestcommercialhubs.Hesaysitwasawatershedmoment,thatsmadehimandmanyofhispeersquestiontheirfutureinthecity.SpeakingtotheBBCunderconditionofanonymity,directorsatsomeofthebiggestin...
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The protests have raged for months - but now expat workers are looking to leave the financial hub"Ive been tear gassed a few times, but never when I was outside my office - popping out to get my lunch," says one trader at HSBC.
He is describing the moment this week when Hong Kongs protests came to the central financial district , one of the worlds biggest commercial hubs.
He says it was a watershed moment, thats made him and many of his peers question their future in the city.
Speaking to the BBC under condition of anonymity, directors at some of the biggest international banks and law firms said they are seeing their business in Hong Kong shrink as the protests continue to escalate.
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